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• Tammy Meyers, Looking for Trouble with a Gun, Getting Herself Killed

  

  Enough of THIS mentality on our streets and highways: Beware people who project themselves falsely as victims. As more information comes out, we're seeing that... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• God Given Rights

  

  photo courtesy Brussels Bulletin The problem is that the Constitution says that it and any laws enacted in accordance with it are law. Thus, "God Given rights"... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Sharia

  PENIGMA RULES 1. We are here for discussion and debate. Citing factual sources is encouraged, and critical reasoning is prized here. Spam comments will be... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GIGO: Islamophobia, the Ridiculous Radical Religious Right, and Hate Crimes

  

  Remember when....... pick one.......the state of (blank) passed laws banning Sharia law? There's more coming. A panel of local Muslims last week denounced the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GIGO 3: It's Friday the 13th, a Look at 21st Century Superstition on the Right,...

  

  GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out, or my alternative version, Garbage Information, Garbage Opinion. Do you remember any of the many examples of the radical right... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GIGO 2: Guns, Islamophobia, and the Politics of Atheism

  

  Old, White, Crabby and Flabby Craig Stephen Hicks, concealed carry permit holder, and gun obsessed alleged murderer photo via the WSJ Craig Stephen Hicks... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Conservative GIGO 1, the Prayer Breakfast 2015

  

  GIGO - in computers, garbage in, garbage out. Or in the case of conservatives, we could fairly refer to it as garbage information [results in] garbage opinions. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Did the War for Independence Begin with an Intellectual Snub?

  I wish I had bookmarked the site where it was alleged that Benjamin Franklin's desire for American Independence began with his being told he was intellectually... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Who Owes the Bigger Apology? NOT the Talking Head Guy

  

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  Posted on 07 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Unorganised Militias--Ignorance Isn't Bliss: It's Annoying

  It's really amusing to watch people who have no knowledge of how law works quote things they really don't understand. This is easily refuted by showing it to... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Remember When? Safety and Laissez-faire Capitalism

  

  You don't get handwashing by restaurant staff from the magical waving of the 'invisible hand'. Remember when, in K-12 (closer to the 12) and perhaps in... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• How Strongly Should We Object to the Anti-Vaxxers?

  

  There has been so much rubbish from the right wingnuts, including Rand Paul's totally bogus claim about severe 'mental disorders' caused by vaccinations, that i... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Few Thoughts About Yesterday

  

  embracing the value of pics being worth many words: Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Too true........RED

  

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  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Well Worth a Try!

  

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  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GOP = pro-War for Oil, Pro-military Industrial complexNOT NOT NOT Pro-veteran...

  

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  Posted on 02 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Ooops! Left out Xenophobia and Anti-immigrant Hysteria!

  

  PENIGMA RULES 1. We are here for discussion and debate. Citing factual sources is encouraged, and critical reasoning is prized here. Spam comments will be... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Super Bowl, Stupe-R-bowl

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  Posted on 01 February 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Anti-Vaxers Endanger ALL of Us

  

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  Posted on 31 January 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Just Sayin'

  

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  Posted on 31 January 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY